Patents by Inventor Andreas Kirchberger

Andreas Kirchberger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170062108
    Abstract: A sensor ring is provided for a magnetic measuring transducer of an ABS system consisting of at least two annularly arranged functional elements. The first functional element is formed as a ferromagnetic annular disc element with a flat upper side and a flat underside with a multiplicity of openings. The second functional element, as a non-ferromagnetic element, has either been applied on the upper side and/or the underside of the annular disc element and/or has been introduced into the openings, as an annular disc element. The sensor ring is protected from contamination or damage by the non-ferromagnetic covering. The covering may also be produced by encapsulation or filling, wherein the openings in the sensor ring can be filled with plastic and also the side faces can be coated with plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Josef SEIDL, Andreas KIRCHBERGER
  • Patent number: 9512856
    Abstract: The invention relates to a patient ventilation or breathing device and components therefore for use in all forms of respiratory apparatus ventilation systems including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, positive airway pressure therapy, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), and particularly Bi-Level therapy and treatment for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), and for various other respiratory disorders and diseases. The invention particularly relates to a blower, to a blade, to a gasket, to a cable, to an impeller, to a gas inlet and inlet member, to an improved air path or fluid flow path and components thereof, and/or to a modular ventilation or breathing device as referred to above and particularly incorporating one or more of the other aspects of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Adel Nibu, Johannes Nickol, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Bernd Christoph Lang, Saad Nasr, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Christian Bayer
  • Publication number: 20160271350
    Abstract: The present specification is directed to a seal forming structure for a patient interface for delivery of air to a patient's airway, wherein the seal forming structure comprises a first section of a thermoformable material and a second section of another material. The present specification is also directed to a patient interface comprising such a seal forming structure, wherein the patient interface further comprises a shell. The specification is also directed to methods for manufacturing such a patient interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph LANG, Andreas KIRCHBERGER, Johannes NICKOL, Jens ROTHFUSS, Johann Sebastian BURZ, Robert EIBL, Christian BAYER
  • Publication number: 20160001029
    Abstract: It is discloses a patient interface 3000 comprising a seal forming portion 11, a pad 10, and a cushion 20. The seal forming portion 11 may comprise a base surface 111 and a plurality of fibers 112 fixed to and extending away from said base surface 111 for contacting a patient's skin. The cushion 20 may comprise at least along a portion of the circumference a first structure 22 having an elongate section 24 joined with at least one end section 26 oriented substantially perpendicular or at an angle to the elongate section 24. A first end A of the elongate section 24 may be connected or connectable to a frame member 30. The end section 26 may be provided at an opposing second end B of the elongate section 24. The pad 10 may comprise a resilient foam material layer with the seal forming portion 11. The pad 10 may be adapted to be connected to the cushion 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Christian BAYER, Achim BIENER, Johann Sebastian BURZ, Robert EIBL, Andreas KIRCHBERGER, Bernd Christoph LANG, Johannes NICKOL, Jens ROTHFUSS
  • Publication number: 20150128945
    Abstract: A patient interface that provides breathable gas to a person has a face engaging cushion that includes an internal cavity. In the internal cavity fluid is located, and a control means that is capable of communicating with the fluid can incite change to a property or to properties of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes NICKOL, Robert EIBL, Johann Sebastian BURZ, Achim BIENER, Bernd Christoph LANG, Adel NIBU, Andreas KIRCHBERGER, Jens ROTHFUSS
  • Publication number: 20150030317
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a tub for a humidifier comprising a container made of a first material, a heating element, and a lining made of a second, preferably biocompatible, material different from the first material, wherein the container comprises a base and a side wall defining a reservoir for a supply of liquid to be evaporated, the heating element is provided on the base of the container, and the lining covers the heating element and a substantial portion of the inner surface of the side wall of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Robert Eibl, Johann Sebastian Burz, Achim Biener, Bernd Christoph Lang, Jens Rothfuss, Johannes Nickol, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Publication number: 20140261422
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a kit comprising a device for providing breathing gas to a patient and a specific facing as well as to a method of setting the mode of operation of such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: RESMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph LANG, Andreas KIRCHBERGER, Johannes NICKOL, Achim BIENER, Jens ROTHFUSS, Sebastian BURZ, Robert EIBL, Christian BAYER, Craig HARRIS
  • Publication number: 20140034058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a patient interface comprising a member for contacting the skin of a patient during use, wherein at least a part of said member comprises a substance, wherein the substance is released to the patient's skin during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ResMed R&D Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss, Johann Sebastian Burz, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Publication number: 20120285454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a patient ventilation or breathing device and components therefore for use in all forms of respiratory apparatus ventilation systems including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, positive airway pressure therapy, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), and particularly Bi-Level therapy and treatment for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), and for various other respiratory disorders and diseases. The invention particularly relates to a blower, to a blade, to a gasket, to a cable, to an impeller, to a gas inlet and inlet member, to an improved air path or fluid flow path and components thereof, and/or to a modular ventilation or breathing device as referred to above and particularly incorporating one or more of the other aspects of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Resmed Ltd.
    Inventors: Adel Nibu, Johannes Nickol, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Bernd Christoph Lang, Saad Nasr, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Christian Backhaus
  • Patent number: 7357464
    Abstract: An integral brake system for motorcycles, in which a hydraulic brake system acts on one wheel is connected by a hydraulic line to a main brake cylinder which is controllable with a first brake lever, a brake system acts on the other wheel, with an actuator controllable by both the first brake lever and a second brake lever, and an electronic control unit that contains a regulating device for controlled distribution of the brake force between the two wheels. The electronic control unit is connected by electric control lines to a sensor that responds to operation of the hydraulic brake system, to the actuator and to the second brake lever. The control unit controls the actuator as a function of the output signal of the sensor or, in the event of operation of the second brake lever, to activate the brake system that acts on the second wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Siegfried Beulich, Hans-Albert Wagner, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Publication number: 20060028064
    Abstract: An integral brake system for motorcycles, in which a hydraulic brake system acts on one wheel is connected by a hydraulic line to a main brake cylinder which is controllable with a first brake lever, a brake system acts on the other wheel, with an actuator controllable by both the first brake lever and a second brake lever, and an electronic control unit that contains a regulating device for controlled distribution of the brake force between the two wheels. The electronic control unit is connected by electric control lines to a sensor that responds to operation of the hydraulic brake system, to the actuator and to the second brake lever. The control unit controls the actuator as a function of the output signal of the sensor or, in the event of operation of the second brake lever, to activate the brake system that acts on the second wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Siegfried Beulich, Hans-Albert Wagner, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 6449553
    Abstract: A vehicle engine control apparatus has a driver-operated engine operation preset control element and a speed regulation stage and/or limiting stage for regulating or limiting, respectively, the speed of travel using an engine-power-related nominal preset signal and emitting an engine-power-related speed regulation or speed limiting control signal. A torque characteristic stage emits an engine-torque related nominal preset signal as a function of the operation of the engine operation preset control element and of engine rotation speed information. This nominal preset signal is supplied to an engine/power characteristic stage which is provided on the input side of the speed regulation or limiting stage and determines the engine-power-related nominal preset signal from this as a function of the engine rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler AG, Siemens AG
    Inventors: Joerg Saur, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 6304807
    Abstract: A method for determining the yaw velocity of a vehicle is used, in particular, for adaptive driving-speed control. The yaw velocity is calculated from measurements of wheel speed determined by wheel-speed sensors on a right and on a left non-driven wheel by introducing a correction term with a correction factor with which differing tire wear as well as different tire pressure and other interfering parameters can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft AG
    Inventors: Andreas Kirchberger, Reiner Hoppstock
  • Patent number: 6301542
    Abstract: A cruise control system with a sensor device and an evaluation unit. The sensor device determines movement data and position data of an object. The evaluation unit processes the movement and the position data of the object and data on the movement of the motor vehicle itself. The velocity and/or a direction of travel of the vehicle are regulated as a function of the data. A tracking probability P is determined which is a measure of a control-related quality of the detection of the object. The velocity and/or direction of travel of the vehicle are regulated as a function of the tracking probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Kirchberger, Rainer Mosner
  • Patent number: D658283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Johann Burz, Achim Biener, Johannes Nickol, Bernd Christoph Lang, Adel Nibu, Christian Backhaus, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Roman Stein
  • Patent number: D696395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Johann Sebastian Burz, Achim Biener, Johannes Nickol, Bernd Christoph Lang, Adel Nibu, Christian Backhaus, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Roman Stein